The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
Thank you for joining me for Book Beginnings on Fridays. Please share the opening sentence (or so) of the book you are reading this week. You can also share from a book that caught your fancy, even if you are not reading it right now.
MY BOOK BEGINNING
That amiable youth, Jimmy Thesiger, came racing down the big staircase at Chimneys two steps at a time. So precipitate was his descent that he collided with Tredwell, the stately butler, just as the latter was crossing the hall bearing a fresh supply of hot coffee.-- from The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie.
I just watched the Netflix adaptation of The Seven Dials and liked it so much I'm thinking of rereading the book. I remember enjoying the book very much when I read it many years ago. But I'm a little worried that reading the book right after watching the show will make me focus on the differences and distract me from just enjoying the story.
Have you seen the show or read the book? What did you think?
The Friday 56 is a natural tie-in with Book Beginnings. The idea is to share a two-sentence teaser from page 56 of your featured book. If you are reading an ebook or audiobook, find your teaser from the 56% mark.
Freda at Freda's Voice started and hosted The Friday 56 for a long, long time. She is taking a break and Anne at My Head is Full of Books has taken on hosting duties in her absence. Please visit Anne's blog and link to your Friday 56 post.
MY FRIDAY 56
-- from The Seven Dials Mystery:
YOUR BOOK BEGINNINGS
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THE FRIDAY 56
Freda at Freda's Voice started and hosted The Friday 56 for a long, long time. She is taking a break and Anne at My Head is Full of Books has taken on hosting duties in her absence. Please visit Anne's blog and link to your Friday 56 post.
MY FRIDAY 56
-- from The Seven Dials Mystery:
"All things considered," he said, "we haven’t got much to go on. In fact, just the words Seven Dials."
FROM THE PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION
A house party at a grand country estate takes an unexpected turn when a practical joke leads to a shocking discovery. What begins as lighthearted mischief soon draws a group of young guests into a web of secrets, coded messages, and suspicious deaths—hinting at a conspiracy far more dangerous than anyone anticipated.
As curiosity turns into urgency, amateur investigators find themselves racing against time to uncover the truth behind the mysterious Seven Dials group. Hidden meetings, false identities, and political intrigue transform fashionable London society into a landscape of peril, where trusting the wrong person could prove fatal.
